Señora Smith, MLIS
@theamoxtli.bsky.social
Wife, mother, educator, librarian, techie, knitster, photographer, and archivist at heart. Phi Beta Kappa. Opinions are my own.
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One in five students in Charlotte missed school last week after ICE began its crackdown in the city. The stories of the terror and trauma ICE is causing our kids are horrific. Schools must be ICE-free zones.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
In cities targeted by ICE, empty desks and school disruptions follow
One in 5 students in Charlotte missed school after a recent ICE crackdown began. It’s the latest city where schools felt the impact of Trump’s deportation effort.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
One in five students in Charlotte missed school last week after ICE began its crackdown in the city. The stories of the terror and trauma ICE is causing our kids are horrific. Schools must be ICE-free zones.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
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SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground
SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground
That’s four explosions in a row.
buff.ly
June 19, 2025 at 6:10 AM
SpaceX Starship explodes again, this time on the ground
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History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
May 1, 2025 at 2:27 AM
History does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes.
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Texas book-lovers and library supporters!
We need your help.
Make 1 phone call.
Send 2 emails.
The time to stop HB 3225 & SB 412 is now.
Texas book-lovers and library supporters!
We need your help.
Make 1 phone call.
Send 2 emails.
The time to stop HB 3225 & SB 412 is now.
April 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
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Texas book-lovers and library supporters!
We need your help.
Make 1 phone call.
Send 2 emails.
The time to stop HB 3225 & SB 412 is now.
Texas book-lovers and library supporters!
We need your help.
Make 1 phone call.
Send 2 emails.
The time to stop HB 3225 & SB 412 is now.
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I was a first-gen, working-class Black student who took on student loans to get here.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
April 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
I was a first-gen, working-class Black student who took on student loans to get here.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
This GOP budget would've slammed that door shut on me—and now it will for future generations.
We should be expanding access to college, not widening the achievement and racial wealth gap.
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The list of books removed by the Naval Academy has been released.
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
media.defense.gov
April 5, 2025 at 12:41 PM
The list of books removed by the Naval Academy has been released.
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
These books were removed from a library that serves adults.
This is not a “culture war.” This is an infringement on our First Amendment rights.
media.defense.gov/2025/Apr/04/...
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The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
Trump's tariffs are so far-reaching they include several remote, uninhabited islands
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
www.npr.org
April 3, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The global tariffs Trump announced this week include remote territories like Heard and McDonald Islands in the Indian Ocean that don't actually have human populations. Here's what to know about them.
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This will have a huge impact on state libraries and museums. Yikes!!!—word is, RIP to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
April 1, 2025 at 2:05 AM
This will have a huge impact on state libraries and museums. Yikes!!!—word is, RIP to the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
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ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
ALA is deeply concerned by reports that IMLS is sending notices to libraries claiming to cancel grants that are required by law. This harmful action will disrupt libraries' ability to serve their communities.
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
Tell Congress to protect library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
#ForOurLibraries
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American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
The Trump Administration Accidentally Texted Me Its War Plans
U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat about upcoming military strikes in Yemen. I didn’t think it could be real. Then the bombs started falling.
theatln.tc
March 24, 2025 at 4:20 PM
American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on the Houthis using a group chat—and accidentally included The Atlantic’s editor in chief, Jeffrey Goldberg. theatln.tc/IuULQFiY
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"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... "
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Immigrant women describe 'hell on earth' in ICE detention
No shower for days, cameras trained on the toilet, women crammed into cells 'like sardines,' among the allegations.
www.usatoday.com
March 24, 2025 at 3:19 AM
"There was no access to a toilet, so guards told the women – whose accounts in some cases occurred on different days or different buses – to urinate or defecate on the floor... "
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
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The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
What the Venezuelans Deported to El Salvador Experienced
Exclusive photos of the arrival of Venezuelan detainees deported from the U.S.
time.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The author of this piece is an American photo journalist who has been embedded in El Salvador. Reading this piece is frightening and it should be. It's who we are in danger of becoming. time.com/7269604/el-s...
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President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
March 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
President Trump's executive order to eliminate the Institute of Museum & Library Services would have disastrous effects for communities nationwide. We call on all Americans who value reading & learning to reach out to their elected leaders.
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
Read ALA's full response: www.ala.org/news/2025/03...
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Short Stories, Big Scares: 7 Middle Grade & YA Horror Collections
Short Stories, Big Scares: 7 Middle Grade & YA Horror Collections
These short story collections center diverse characters and stories in creepy, readable tales.
www.slj.com
March 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Short Stories, Big Scares: 7 Middle Grade & YA Horror Collections
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With Texas lawmakers closing in on a private school voucher plan, one of the big lingering questions is how, and to what extent, the program will impact the state's tens of thousands of special education students. bit.ly/41vKZeh
Here's how special education could change under a private school voucher program
Texas lawmakers want to give special education students larger vouchers. What if private schools run out of space or refuse to take them?
bit.ly
March 6, 2025 at 4:32 PM
With Texas lawmakers closing in on a private school voucher plan, one of the big lingering questions is how, and to what extent, the program will impact the state's tens of thousands of special education students. bit.ly/41vKZeh
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March 7, 2025 at 2:40 AM
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“Everyone should be able to find something on the shelf that reflects their experience, their identity and their beliefs — and we’re seeing that attacked as a concept.”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
Texas may change how schools select library books. Critics say it could lead to more bans.
Senate Bill 13 would create school library advisory councils largely made up of parents. It would give school boards, rather than librarians, the final say over new books.
www.texastribune.org
March 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
“Everyone should be able to find something on the shelf that reflects their experience, their identity and their beliefs — and we’re seeing that attacked as a concept.”
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
— Deborah Caldwell-Stone, ALA Office for Intellectual Freedom
#UniteAgainstBookBans
www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/t...
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The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
Roy Ayers, whose 'Everybody Loves The Sunshine' charmed generations, dies at 84
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
www.npr.org
March 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
The vibraphonist, composer and jazz-funk pioneer helped inspire the neo-soul movement, and his best-known song was sampled over 100 times.
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March 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
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NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
Texas Banned Abortion. Then Sepsis Rates Soared.
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women experiencing pregnancy loss under Texas’ abortion ban.
propub.li
February 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
NEW: Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis, which found the sepsis rate for women hospitalized as they miscarried in the 2nd trimester shot up by more than 50%.
https://propub.li/43487Tj
https://propub.li/43487Tj
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1/9 When news around the world seems grim, it was a delight when our team decided to do a story about “cozy games”. My journey from a non-gamer to illustrating/designing an entire cozy game provided a cathartic escape to a charming world.👇Here’s a glimpse of how it was made: reut.rs/4gcizuV
Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety.
Explore a charming town, meet quirky villagers, and take in the cozy vibes!
reut.rs
February 4, 2025 at 6:20 PM
1/9 When news around the world seems grim, it was a delight when our team decided to do a story about “cozy games”. My journey from a non-gamer to illustrating/designing an entire cozy game provided a cathartic escape to a charming world.👇Here’s a glimpse of how it was made: reut.rs/4gcizuV
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✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
February 17, 2025 at 4:49 PM
✅ DEI Employer of the Day™
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
DSW
"We believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion [DEI], and call on our associates, customers, and communities to hold us accountable to showing it every day."
The NAACP Black Consumer Advisory encourages consumers to 'buy-in' on companies that back their values.
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We're living George Orwell's 1984: IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH.
February 5, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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February 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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BREAKING: Major publishers, alongside the Authors Guide, bestselling authors, and others, have filed a lawsuit against Idaho's draconian book ban bill, claiming First and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
bookriot.com/idaho-hb710-...
bookriot.com/idaho-hb710-...
Publishers, Authors Guild, and More File Lawsuit Against Idaho's Discriminatory Book Banning Bill
Plaintiffs claim that Idaho's HB 710, implemented last summer, violates First and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
bookriot.com
February 4, 2025 at 6:23 PM
BREAKING: Major publishers, alongside the Authors Guide, bestselling authors, and others, have filed a lawsuit against Idaho's draconian book ban bill, claiming First and Fourteenth Amendment violations.
bookriot.com/idaho-hb710-...
bookriot.com/idaho-hb710-...